(Mike Sorber, working as an assistant coach for the US National soccer team in 2010. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/ Getty Images)

By Greg Orlandini

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) –- The Philadelphia Union are strengthening themselves on the sidelines as well as on the field this preseason.

To help manager John Hackworth build a winning squad, former US National Team player Mike Sorber has joined the coaching staff. And Coach Sorber joins KYW’s Greg Orlandini and Philly Soccer Page’s Eli Pearlman-Storch
on this week’s KYW Philly Soccer Show.

Sorber brings a wealth of experience, having played in the 1994 World Cup for the US and as an assist coach with the US National Team and the Montreal Impact.

He discusses his philosophy as a coach and what he expects for the upcoming Philadelphia Union season.

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Eli Pearlman-Storch, left, and Greg Orlandini are hosts of the KYW Philly Soccer Show.
Greg is a news editor at KYW Newsradio 1060 and Eli is a writer for the Philly Soccer Page.
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